February 11, 2012

How to Market and Sell Food Products to Grocery Stores

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Food and food-related products will always be in high demand. But the biggest challenge faced by food entrepreneurs is how to get their products in the grocery shelves. Learn how your food products can be accepted and sold in grocery stores.

Do’s and Don’ts in Cutting Down Overhead and Business Costs

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One of the major concerns of a business owner is the operational side of the business. A business owner is generally faced with decisions involving the balancing of costs, liabilities, and profits. Learn the do’s and don’ts of cutting down overhead and business costs.

80 Questions to Ask When Starting a Business

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Starting a business requires careful planning and understanding what you can do to address the need of the market. However, it is not easy. There are a number of things that you need to consider. If you are thinking of starting a business, here is a comprehensive list of questions you need to ask yourself to help you plan, think through, and operate your business successfully.

Three Steps to Understanding and Overcoming the Fear of Starting a Business

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While some may find it easy to launch themselves unto the entrepreneurship track, others struggle with the decision and become paralyzed through inaction because of the risks that a new business venture imposes. Learn to overcome your fear of starting a business.

Starting a New Business: From Vision to Implementation

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With small business loans declining, entrepreneurs must give great forethought prior to launching themselves onto the entrepreneurship track. Learn the 3 principles you need to successfully start a business.

Before Starting a Business, Save as Much Money as You Can

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All too often, many small and home-based businesses start without any money saved. Worse, some don’t even have any money at all. Instead, they are putting all their hopes that the business that they are about to start will bring them money.

GroupOn: Small Business Lessons on Coupon Advertising (Part 2)

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Just because the marketing campaign brought additional traffic and customers to your business doesn’t mean that it increases your profitability. Some campaigns can even hurt you! Read about the experience of cafe owner Josie Burke of Posies Cafe.

GroupOn: Small Business Lessons on Coupon Advertising

Groupon Posies Cafe

Just because the marketing campaign brought additional traffic and customers to your business doesn’t mean that it increases your profitability. Some campaigns can even hurt you! Read about the experience of cafe owner Josie Burke of Posies Cafe.

Are You Working ON Your Business, or IN Your Business?

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Whether you are a solo home-based entrepreneur, work at home mom, freelancer or a small business owner, you can expect to wear many hats. With so many tasks to do, the challenge is to be aware when you are working ON your business – not IN your business.

Contracts and the Importance of Putting Business Agreements in Writing

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In the ideal world, it would be great to seal every deal with a verbal agreement and handshake alone. Alas, we don’t live in an ideal world and to operate a business without written contracts or agreements can prove costly – if not altogether risky.

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